Vehicle wind-shield.



J. H BERRY. VEHICLE WIND SHIELD. APPLICATION mm SEPT- 10, 1914.

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Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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J. H. BERRY.

VEHICLE WIND SHIELD. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I0. 1914.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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JESSE H. BERRY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification o! Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed September 10,1914. Serial No. 861,051.

H. BERRY, citi- Be it known that 1, Jesse zen of the United States,residing at Winter Hill Station, Boston, in the county of Suffolk andState of Ma'sachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vehicle Wind-Shields, of which the following 18 aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle Windshields and has asits object to provide a ventilated windshield adapted to direct acurrent of air in a downward direction within the body of the vehiclerearwardly of the dash and along the floor there of in front. of thevehicle seat.

. It is one aim of the invention to so con struct the ventilating devicethat it may be manufactured at a low cost and may,'if desired, beembodied in the construction of any ordinar windshield already in usewith but slight a teration of the shield. The inventionalso aims to soconstruct the-ventithat it will not be liable to latingiidevice itsadrattle {or liable to be jarred out of justed" osition.

Furt er, the invention aims to so arrange the ventilator platecomprising the device that fwhen the same is in open position, it williproject at opposite sides. of the plane of the shield so as to act moreefiectually or pivoted at one edge and adapted to lie wholly at one sideof the plane of the shield when opened.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of awindshield embodying the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of one end of the ventilatingdevice,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section, the ventilator plate beingshown'in open position,

Fig. 4; is a detail front to rear sectional view illustrating theventilator plate closed,

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 illustrating a slightly modified formof ventilator plate,

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating a further modification, and

Fig. 7 is a sectional perspective view illustrating a further modifiedform of plate.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

In the drawings, the windshield is, except for the structure embodyingthe present invention, of the ordinary type including a lower section 1and an upper section 2 hingedly connected therewith in the usual manner.These sections comprise the usual frames in'which the transparent panesare mounted and the frame of the lower section includes end bars 3 andspaced parallel bottom bars 4 and 5. The bars 3, *1, and 5, bound aspace fi through which a current of air is'to pass while the vehicle isin motion and which is to be directed in a general downward direction asillustrated by the arrows in Fig. 3 of the drawings through the mediumof the ventilator plate embodyin the,invention'and mounted in thisSpace.

he ventilator plate mentioned above may be made of any suitable materialand in 'some instances it will be of sheet metal and inother instances,of wood, or built of both metal and wood, or if desired, may be whollyor partly made of glass or some other transparent material. In that formof the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the plate is indicatedin general by the numeral 7 and is made from sheet metal, and it is of alength substantially equal to the distance between the end bars 3 of theframe of the lower section 1 and of a width to substantially completelyclose the space '6 when in one of its positions of adjustment. \Vherethe lower corners of the frame of the lower section 1 are curved it ispreferable that the end edges of the plate 7 be arcuate so that theplate will be adapted to more completely close the space 6 when theplate is so adjusted. It will be understood, however, that the ends ofthe plate may be made of any desired shape so as to accomplish thisresult. In this form of the invention, the ventilator plate 7 isprovided at each end with a pivot stud 8 having a bifurcated attachingportion 9 which-is fitted to the respective end of the plate 7 andsecured in place by bolts or rivets 10. The studs 8 fit pivotally inopenings 11 formed in the end bars 3 of the frame of-the section 1 atpoints midway between the points of juncture of the saidend bars and thebottom bars 4 and 5, the studs being preferably reduced so as to form ashoulder bearing against the inner sides of the respective end bars 3.The said studs extend entirely through the end bars and their projectingends are threaded as indicated at 12 for the application thereto of wingnuts 13, a washer 14 preferably of rubber being fitted upon the threadedportion of each stud be tween the nut and the frame member 3, so

that when the nuts are tightened, these washers will be compressedbetween the nuts and frame members and being of rubber, they will serveto effectually hold the nuts against becoming loose when the shield issubjected to vibration and will further pre-' vent rattling of theparts. By reference to Figs. 2 and 3, it will be observed that the studs8 are located in the longitudinal median line of the ventilator plateand consequently, the plate in its positions of angular adjustment, willhave its portions atopposite sides of this line projecting at oppositesides of the plane of the section 1. By so mounting the ventilatorplate, the same may be adjusted to assume for example, the-positionshown in Fig. 3 in which position of the plate, the rush of air strikingthe face of the windshield above the space 6, will be deflected by theforwardly projecting portion of the ventilator plate and currents of airwill be established flowing through the space 6 downwardly and, towardthe floor and forward seat of the vehicle. Air

will also strike the under and forward side of the ventilator plate andbe directed.

through the space 6and will be deflected by the rearwardly extendingportion-0f the ventilator plate in a downward direction and rearwardlyof the dash and toward the fioor of the vehicle. These air currents willof course cool the surface of the dash and the floor and prevent theseparts of the vehicle. from becoming uncomfortably heated from theengine.

In order that the ventilator plate 7 may more or less completely closethe space 6 andin order that the plate when. in closed position will notbe liable to rattle, the upper and lower edges of the plate are formedwith approximately semi-cylindrical channels 15 of dimensions'to partlyembrace the bottom bars 4.- and 5 in the manner shown in Fig. 4 of thedrawings, and each channel is provided with a. lining 16 of rubber,leather, cloth, or in fact, any material suitable for the purpose.It'will now be apparent that when the ventilator plate is in closedposition it will seat snugly 'at its up per and lower edges against thebottom bars 4 and 5 and in a manner to effectually ex-- clude rain fromthe interior of the vehicle.

of wood as indicated at 17 in Fig. 5 of the drawings in which event itwill be pivotally mounted between the end bars 3 in any suitable manneras for example, by means of' stud bolts secured in its ends and providedwith nuts and washers, as above described. Where the ventilator plate isof'the form shown in Fig. 5, its upper and lower edges are rabbeted orgrooved as at 18 in a manner to correspond to the contour of the bottomfaces 0 i Witnesses:

, tion with the ,frame members 4 and 5. Strips 23 corresponding to thestrips 16 and 19 are secured within the concavities of the upper andlower edges of the plate 20 and v against the inner faces of the strips22.

In that form of the invention shown in Fig. 7, the ventilator plate isindicated by the numeral 24 and may be in the form of a fiat sided boardor plate of any suitable material, and in this form, the upper and loweredges of the plate are not constructed to partly embrace .the framemembers 4: and 5,

ut strips 25 are secured upon the opposite the late at. the upper andlower edges thereo and are arranged to bear against the sides of "theframe of the section 1. In this form of the invention, the plate issupported for angular adjustment by a bar26 which is secured by rivetsor other suitable fastening devices upon one face of thejplate 24 at thelongitudinal median linethereof and theends ofthis bar are provided withpivot studs 27'which are integral therewith and which serve the samepurpose as the studs 8. Having thus described my invention, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is '1'. The combination with awindshield having spaced frame members defining an air space, of aventilator plate mounted for angular adjustment between the said members and arranged when in closed position to have its edge portionsengage against the said frame members, the said edge portions of theplate being channeled to partly embrace the said frame members. i

2. The combination with a wind shield havingspaoed frame membersdefining an air space, of a ventilator plate mounted fox angularadjustment between the said mem bers and having its longitudinal edgepor -tions channeled whereby to partly embra-cr the said frame memberswhen the plate is i1 closed position, and facing strips arrange withinthe channels.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signatur in presence 0 two witnesses.

' JESSE H. BERRY.- [1 s.]

-' W. H. Fenonsoiv, W. 'M. GRAHAM.

